247 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has plans to address the serious waiting list for access to physiotherapist services provided by the State; and if she will provide an undertaking that graduate level physiotherapists will be employed by the Health Service Executive to address this crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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246 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that graduate physiotherapists are not being employed by the Health Service Executive yet gravely ill patients are having to wait up to two years in order to secure an appointment with a physiotherapist; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the findings and recommendations of the Irish prison chaplains annual report 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on spending a day with a Garda drug unit in order to gain a real life experience of the problem of drugs in this State and a realisation of the deficiencies in the resources allocated to An Garda Síochána.
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351 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science when she envisages the appointment of a design team for the major capital works for national schools in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Clare; the time-frame for carrying out the works applied for under this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount allocated to the National Council for the Blind for the provision of aids and appliances in the Counties of Clare, Limerick, Galway, north Tipperary, Cork and Kerry in the years 2005, 2006 and 2007; the amount of funding per county named above does she plan to allocate this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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502 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science when a school (details supplied) in County Clare will be receiving their technical visit; the timeframe for the refurbishment or redevelopment of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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462 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the issue of advance REP scheme payments will be settled between her Department and the EU; the circumstances under which her Department can renege on contracts already signed with participants in the REP scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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236 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will honour in full the pre-election promise and allocate Clare County Council and Ennis Town Council the money required to pay for the temporary water treatment plant for the Ennis water supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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235 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the continuing partial boil notice on the public water supply in Ennis, County Clare, and that this boil notice is to remain until a permanent water treatment plant is built; his views on allocating funding to the local authority in order to introduce a subsidised bottled water scheme to those dependant on the Ennis water supply until such time as the permanent water treatment plant is operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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234 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the general purpose grants allocated to each local authority throughout the State in 2005, 2006 and 2007; if he will provide an analysis of the general purpose grants allocated to each local authority throughout the State in 2005, 2006 and 2007 when compared to populations in each county; the income generated from rates collected in each local authority throughout the State in 2005, 2006 and 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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233 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will seriously review the local government budget allocated to Clare County Council as services across the board provided by the local authority are under severe pressure as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans, both funding and time-frame, in place to continue the urban and village renewal scheme 2000 to 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will fulfil his commitment to clear the backlog of 122,000 driving test applications by early March 2008; the structures in place to allow for a driving test sitting within ten weeks from June 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will provide funding under the ACCESS programme for the development of the Irish Museum of Modern Art; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the provision of consultant-led palliative care in general and community hospitals in the mid west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the complement of specialist palliative care beds per 100,000 population per Health Service Executive region; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when he plans to fund the recommendations as outlined in the hydrology report recently completed in relation to the lower Fergus floodplains in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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286 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Defence the position with regard to the provision of a soccer pitch for a club (details supplied) in County Clare at the lands owned by his Department at Knocklasheen, Meelkick, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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277 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science when a school (details supplied) in County Clare will be allowed to proceed with the development of the new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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181 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans for the development of adult cystic fibrosis facilities at Limerick Regional Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children when the adult cystic fibrosis consultant will be appointed to Limerick Regional Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of clinical staff who have been recruited during 2006 and 2007 to develop the primary care teams for County Clare; when she envisages the service having the full complement of clinical staff as presented in the programme of transformation towards primary care; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the date cervical screening will become available nationally; the reason this was not made available by the end of 2007 as she promised; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1420 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of drift net fishermen of the River Fergus, County Clare who have received payment through the salmon hardship scheme; when all drift net fishermen will receive payment of this compensation; if he will ensure that payment of compensation is made promptly; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1311 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in regard to the provision of sewage facilities in Broadford, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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904 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools that have applied for the summer works scheme over the past five years; the number of schools that have sought to improve parking and set down and pick up facilities outside their particular schools; the number of these applications that have been successful and unsuccessful; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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903 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the arrangements and provisions she has made to compensate schools who have incurred consultant fees in pursuit of a summer works scheme application following the Government’s decision to discontinue the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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902 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the alternative scheme she will introduce to replace the summer works scheme; when the proposed scheme will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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894 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science when the National Youth Work Development Plan for 2008 to 2012 will be published; the budget it will receive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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365 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting time for children and teenagers seeking to attend specialist psychiatrists in this field; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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371 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the dedicated specialist psychiatric services for children and teenagers with such disorders in place in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[1603/08]
368 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the time-frame in place with regard to the expansion of specialist psychiatric services for children and teenagers with such disorders in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[1600/08]
366 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the plans in place to expand the services of specialist psychiatrists to meet the demands of children and teenagers in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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364 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of specialist psychiatrists and other dedicated clinicians in place for the treatment of psychiatric orders among children and teenagers in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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370 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the dedicated specialist psychiatric services for children and teenagers with such disorders in place nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[1602/08]
369 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the time-frame in place with regard to the expansion of specialist psychiatric services for children and teenagers with such disorders nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[1601/08]
367 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the plans in place to expand the services of specialist psychiatrists to meet the demands of children and teenagers nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[1599/08]
363 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of specialist psychiatrists and other dedicated clinicians in place for the treatment of psychiatric orders among children and teenagers nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the stage, in view of recent flooding in the Clonlara area of County Clare, that the EIS commissioned by the Commissioners of Public Works is currently at; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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222 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the time-frame for the alleviation of flooding in Clonlara, County Clare; if the steering group sees this time-frame as being met; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will present a breakdown of the budget for the Youth Justice Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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20 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the Irish Prison Chaplains Annual Report 2006/2007 in terms of juveniles in prison; his views on the fact that one in every two inmates in St. Patrick’s Institution is illiterate; the reforms he will introduce in view of the fact that the considered view expressed in the report is that these young people need a level of care and professional intervention that is a world apart from what is currently available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children if funding will be allocated to the day care centre in Kilmihill, County Clare in respect of staffing as this state of the art building is being left idle; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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127 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the position with regard to funding for the Clarecastle day care centre’s dementia unit in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the removal of the care and case management scheme operating out of Raheen Community Hospital in east County Clare for the elderly population of east and south east Clare; if she will intervene and stop the disbandment of this service as the elderly population of east and south east Clare will suffer if this scheme is discontinued; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Defence his plans for the replacement of the Air Corps’ Cessna fleet, which is 34 years old; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Defence the percentage of the normal annual leave allowance for each category lost by senior officers, junior officers and enlisted personnel respectively on foot of serving overseas for a six month tour of duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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735 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new national school at Ballyea, Darragh, Ennis, County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if he will open up the bus market to increased competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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